Media People Podcast

It’s funny how a career makes more sense looking backwards. I recently joined the Media People Podcast for Episode 152, and the conversation took me from writing radio with absolutely nowhere to hide, to pivoting from art direction into copywriting, Terry O’Reilly’s influence on my career, Cannes Lions, why I’ll always wear silver as a badge of honour — and, somehow, co-founding a microbrewery with my family.

What stayed with me afterwards wasn’t the milestones. It was the people. Careers are built through the generosity, challenges, opportunities and occasional leaps of faith that others give us along the way. I’ve been extraordinarily fortunate to have people who saw something in me, taught me, pushed me and opened doors.

A tip of the hat to the many who helped pave my way, including Mark Weisbarth, Jill King, Terry O’Reilly, Tom Eymundson, Liz Atkins, Victor Genova, Andrew Saunders, Penny Hicks, Mary Maddever, Marcin Zerek, Lisa Faktor, Neil Ewen, Stephen Brown, Shannon Lewis, Sabaa Quao, Andrea Hunt MBA, ICD.D Louise Blouin, Mary Beth Odell, Lauren Richards, Peter Shier,John Pace, Cameron Howe, Connor Howe Leach, Cristina Markham, Strategy Online, Globe Media Group, Mike Morrison, SocialNext Events and many, many more.